Proposed Competencies for the Diploma in HIS program

Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
HEALTH AND MEDICINE Anatomy & physiology with associated terminology Essential medical terminology the healthcare environment basic medical and clinical awareness standards of care/clinical processes introduction to common public health community issues Health statistics common medical issues in Tanzania Library users information behaviour of medical and health personnel types of clients/patrons/users for health and medical information Transfer to column 2 Ethical interaction with users* and confidentiality of patient records Evidence-based healthcare Basic computing skills (Software and hardware) Communication and presentation skills Clinical practical	MEDICAL AND HEALTH LIBRARIANSHIP Types of health information Literature search/retrieval Organization of knowledge (classification, cataloguing, indexing of health/medical information) digital and hard-copy collections management specialized technology & applications public and technical services Consumer health issues; customer relations/users support/public service Marketing information services HIV/AIDS and TB information Disaster information management Environmental health information health promotion- Database management Library internship/practice Evaluation of online information	HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT Schemes and tools technical requirements privacy and security concerns legal aspects Healthcare management information systems Medical office procedures Research methods Scholarly writing, referencing, and plagiarism Electronic health records Disease classification & coding Medical information technology Leadership and managerial skills; Medical office management Internship elective Repositories, records management and archives administration, conservation, and preservation Advanced metadata, medical informatics pedagogical skills clinical practical research work Quality Assurance